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A welcoming sign at Palm Beach International Airport, as it is renamed as “President Donald J. Trump International Airport,” in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2026. Marco Bello | ReutersThe airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially been renamed after President Donald Trump, the first time an airport has been named after a sitting U.S. president.Effective Thursday, the facility will be called the President Donald J. Trump International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.The airport — formerly known as Palm Beach International Airport — said in an FAQ posted online that “updates to signage, branding and public‑facing…
US power companies scramble to secure equipment as surging data center demand strains supplies Source link
When surgeons dug into a man’s groin to repair a painless bulge, they made the unexpected discovery of a living, 10-inch-long (26 cm) worm snug in his abdomen. Adding to the oddity, the man told the surgeons that this had actually happened to him before, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The 71-year-old man had opted to have surgery to repair the bulge, which was an inguinal hernia. These types of protrusions are fairly common, particularly in older men, and occur when a small amount of abdominal contents, such as fat or a bit…
Ahead of the meeting of Nato leaders on Wednesday, Trump again complained that Nato allies “weren’t there for us” in the US war in the Middle East and criticised the UK for its initial denial of a request to use British bases.Speaking after the summit, Sir Keir said he believed the alliance was stronger and more united following the gathering. He said: “All the leaders spoke in the meeting and at the end President Trump summed up and said he was very pleased to welcome the spirit of the meeting and the unity of the meeting.”And therefore in terms of…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh looks on during his first news conference since taking the helm at the central bank on June 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesFederal Reserve policymakers are split on the path for interest rates — and Kalshi traders also seem to be divided, seeing just over 50% odds of a hike this year.Prediction market traders on Kalshi now forecast a 54% likelihood that the Fed will raise rates this year. That’s down slightly from 56% over the past day. This contract asks Kalshi traders when a hike will take place and would resolve…
As fully remote workers based in Utah, Kevin and Janeen Seguin had every option in the world when they felt it was time to move. Attracted by low costs and what they felt was a high quality of life, they chose Arkansas.Courtesy: Kevin and Janeen SeguinKevin and Janeen Seguin decided it was time for a change of scene. And as fully remote workers for Utah-based Intermountain Health, they had every option in the world. “We both lived in Utah our entire lives,” Kevin said. “I’m nearing retirement, and so we just started exploring different states to see what they had to…
New York Times-led group asks court to sanction OpenAI in US copyright dispute Source link
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora warned that token costs need to drop as much as 90% to promote large-scale artificial intelligence adoption. “I think 54% is a good start,” Arora told CNBC’s Seema Mody on “Squawk on the Street” Thursday, after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told CNBC that the frontier lab’s latest model is 54% more token-efficient for agentic coding. “I think we probably need another turn at it.”Arora said token efficiency needs to drop to as much as 20% over the next twelve months, and 90% by the following year. Rising token costs have emerged as a major…
Andy Burnham has apologised for Labour’s initial response to Israel’s military action in Gaza, saying the party “didn’t get it right” and needs to do better under his leadership.Burnham, who is expected to become prime minister later this month, was one of several high-profile Labour figures who were calling for a ceasefire in Gaza by late October 2023 – which at the time put him at odds with Sir Keir Starmer. “Labour’s initial response to the treatment of Gaza caused huge hurt. We got it wrong and I am sorry for that,” he wrote on social media.In a video message,…
Former Olympian David Hearn outside Superior Court in Washington, July 9, 2026.Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThree-time U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a felony charge for allegedly ripping up sealant in the National Mall’s Reflecting Pool in Washington.Hearn’s attorney afterward blasted prosecutors for obtaining an indictment against the 67-year-old, calling him a political “scapegoat” for the Trump administration’s controversial handling of the renovation of the roughly 2,000-foot Reflecting Pool.”Mr. Hearn pled not guilty because he is not guilty,” the attorney, Norm Eisen, told reporters outside of D.C. Superior Court.”If Mr. Hearn can be…